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URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population............................................... 91,605
Urban population.................................................... 55,929
Percent of total population..................................... 61.1
Rural population.................................................... 35,676
Percent of total population..................................... 38.9
Farm population................................................... 875
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 29,208
Preprimary school................................................... 1,491
Elementary or high school........................................... 22,877
Percent in private school......................................... 2.7
College............................................................. 4,840
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over......................................... 50,692
Less than 9th grade................................................. 6,603
9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 9,025
High school graduate................................................ 15,583
Some college, no degree............................................. 10,518
Associates degree................................................... 2,725
Bachelor's degree................................................... 3,853
Graduate or professional degree..................................... 2,385
Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 69.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 12.3
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years and over...................................... 82,731
Lived in same house................................................. 46,810
Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 35,704
Same State........................................................ 26,037
Same county..................................................... 22,687
Different county................................................ 3,350
Different State................................................... 9,667
Lived abroad........................................................ 217
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 54,315
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 4,376
With a mobility limitation........................................ 1,455
With a self-care limitation....................................... 3,600
With a work disability.............................................. 5,108
In labor force.................................................. 1,638
Prevented from working............................................ 2,895
Persons 65 years and over..................................... 6,752
With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 1,484
With a mobility limitation........................................ 1,005
With a self-care limitation....................................... 1,040
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CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 457
Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,995
Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,606
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 8,175
65 years and over................................................. 1,664
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population................................................... 90,509
Percent born in state of residence.............................. 56.7
Foreign-born population............................................. 1,096
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 382
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................ 82,731
Speak a language other than English................................. 27,705
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 10,828
Speak Spanish..................................................... 6,212
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 1,818
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 75
Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 12
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported......................................... 95,169
Arab................................................................ 62
Austrian............................................................ 108
Belgian............................................................. 39
Canadian............................................................ 52
Czech............................................................... 205
Danish.............................................................. 686
Dutch............................................................... 1,980
English............................................................. 12,407
Finnish............................................................. 143
French (except Basque).............................................. 2,393
French Canadian..................................................... 327
German.............................................................. 13,275
Greek............................................................... 54
Hungarian........................................................... 216
Irish............................................................... 9,557
Italian............................................................. 1,261
Lithuanian.......................................................... 52
Norwegian........................................................... 479
Polish.............................................................. 554
Portuguese.......................................................... 69
Romanian............................................................ 21
Russian............................................................. 195
Scotch-Irish........................................................ 2,368
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Scottish............................................................ 1,215
Slovak.............................................................. 118
Subsaharan African.................................................. 0
Swedish............................................................. 1,188
Swiss............................................................... 283
Ukrainian........................................................... 32
United States or American........................................... 3,048
Welsh............................................................... 632
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 36
Yugoslavian......................................................... 65
Other ancestries.................................................... 42,049
Note: Data are based on sample and are subject to sampling variability.
See Corresponding File for Selected Definitions
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University of New Mexico
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Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-6021
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